Working Americans: Working Americans 1880-2018: Politics & Politicians

Editor: Mars, Laura
Publication Year: 2018
Publisher: Grey House Publishing

Price: Core Collection Only
ISBN: 978-1-68217-714-3
Category: History - United States -- History
Image Count: 348
Book Status: Available
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Working Americans: Politics & Politicians 1880-2018 profiles Americans whose professions and passions have taken them into the political arena.

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • The Public, the Political System & American Democracy
  • Congressional Apportionment
  • 1880-1899
  • 1882: Thomas Yup, Community Leader
  • 1896: Thomas Snyder, Supreme Court Justice
  • 1900-1919
  • 1907: Margaret Haley, Advocate & Organizer
  • 1911: Michael Libonatti, Labor Lawyer
  • 1912: Flora Nance, Suffrage Campaign Organizer
  • 1920-1939
  • 1921: Martin Shortsberg, Senator
  • 1924: Benjamin Moses, U.S. Ambassador to Germany
  • 1929: Sarah Brown, Textile Workers’ Union Negotiator
  • 1933: Howard Saxon, Presidential Press Secretary
  • 1940-1959
  • 1947: Marie Newton, Advocate for Worker Rights
  • 1953: Elliot Warner, Secretary of Defense
  • 1957: Meredith Waters, School Board Member
  • 1960-1979
  • 1961: Herman Abraham Kramer, Chicago Circuit Judge
  • 1961: Serena Leonard, White House Correspondent
  • 1970: Pamela Baker, Controversial Professor & Activist
  • 1974: Paul Bianchi, Congressman
  • 1980-1999
  • 1982: Timothy McGee, City Board Budget Analyst
  • 1983: Anna Delgado, Anti-Nuclear Weapons Protester
  • 1985: Maria Kupka, New York City Grant Writer
  • 1993: Hazeemah Malik, Legislative Aide
  • 1995: William Jacobs, Presidential Speechwriter
  • 1997: Matt Aaron, Political Commentator & Comedian
  • 2000-2018
  • 2001: Mary Frankel, White House Aide
  • 2007: Randolph Lowell, Political Hacker & Activist
  • 2008: David Moser, Presidential Campaign Field Organizer
  • 2010: James Sorel, Lobbyist
  • 2012: Bradley Johnson, Presidential Campaign Canvasser
  • 2015: Beatrice Crawford, Mayor
  • 2018: Bill Dithers, Political Cartoonist
  • Presidential Timeline
  • Glossary of Political Terms
  • Further Reading